Do the four snipers on top of the press boxes make anyone else nervous?
Did anyone else notice these guys? Two on top of each 'new' press box. Dressed up like snipers from a chuck norris movie. Binoculars, cameras, etc...up there, the works. Constantly checking guys in the crowd out, planes overhead.
can't lie and say that didn't make me nervous today...along with the huge ALERT - no purses/bags today signs.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:00 PM ^
No but add a fifth and I am scared shitless
November 21st, 2009 at 9:01 PM ^
No pics?
November 21st, 2009 at 9:02 PM ^
They've been there all year. They don't make me nervous...especially the one who was downing a hot dog and smoking a cigarette at the Indiana game.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:06 PM ^
The small plane that was circling the stadium all day made me more worried than the snipers. hell, the snipers have been there most of the season, i'm getting used to them.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:13 PM ^
was odd because the air space over michigan stadium is a no fly zone and has been since 9-11.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:15 PM ^
Well, except for the fighter jets during the national anthem.
That was pretty intense...
November 21st, 2009 at 9:21 PM ^
because i was looking at the north end of the stadium hoping that there would be a fly over... and then all of a sudden i heard something behind me and looked up and there were the f-16's.... i swear they were only about 200 feet above the stadium.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:25 PM ^
That was the coolest flyover I've seen in 3 years here. They were really low, and smokin' it over the Big House. It looked like they had the afterburners on. Speaking of flyovers, does anyone know HOW the pilots get back to the game??? Like, where do they land, and how do they get here SO fast? The only thing I can think of would be Metro...
And, wasn't the small plane for aerial shots? Although, it did seem weird that it was there shortly after the flyover, and the whole 'no fly zone' thing...
November 21st, 2009 at 9:31 PM ^
I always wondered that too. They must fly over, land somewhere in Michigan, and then their fellow pilots take the birds back to South Carolina where the base is. I would then assume that they would get choppered into AA somewhere?
November 21st, 2009 at 9:43 PM ^
could land at willow run airport, or they could have gone to selfridge air force base in harrison twp.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:40 PM ^
They landed at an air national guard base by Jackson and then got driven in. They definitely had the afterburners on all the way through the city (they stayed low over the University) because they thought it would be fun for the folks on the ground. It was awesome.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:43 PM ^
I've wondered that, too. I used to think they'd land at Selfridge, but that's too far for them to make it back in time. Maybe they land at Willow Run.
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:42 AM ^
I can recall. Loved the sheer volume of it.
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:33 AM ^
Maybe we could have an F16 on constant alert ready to take down any planes that dare circle the field. Now that would be cool!
November 21st, 2009 at 9:07 PM ^
i just thought they are construction workers.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:08 PM ^
Not a big deal.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:15 PM ^
as long as Dick Cheney isn't one of them.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:17 PM ^
Don't fret they are Novak, Douglass, LLP, and Vogrich, you are in good hands
November 21st, 2009 at 9:18 PM ^
Just doing their job keeping underage drinkers out...
November 21st, 2009 at 10:22 PM ^
They may be drinkers, Robin, but they're also human beings, and may be salvaged.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:21 PM ^
I've subbed a few times as an usher this year and when I was in section 1 for the Indiana game, the WC sherriff came by and we asked about them being snipers (first game there was a "no bag" policy) and he told us that they do not have rifles up there. While they are definately keeping an eye in things, they aren't 'snipers'
November 21st, 2009 at 9:28 PM ^
They aren't snipers. And there have been people (I think they are State Police) on top of the old press box for about 10 or 20 years, and they are there as observers and also to be up there incase anybody who is unauthorized tries to go up there. There are standing, after all, on top of a giant 50,000 sqaure foot construction project.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:19 PM ^
is RR gameday body gaurd cop, that's cool.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:24 PM ^
we should be more nervous if they weren't watching over a crowded stadium with 110,000 people.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:28 PM ^
The plane was for overhead shots of the field and surrounding area,they use this when a blimp is not avalible,60's era CIA spy plane!
November 21st, 2009 at 10:58 PM ^
that's what we figured it was. looked like a crop duster though.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:18 PM ^
They've been there all season. The no-bags-whatsoever rule has been in place for about half of this season; prior to that you could only carry a small bag (5x8 inches) into the stadium.
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:43 AM ^
I advocated using them to take down Pryor or any back who got loose. thought it was our best chance to win.